Comparison of ultrasonography and conventional radiography in the diagnosis of nasal bone fractures

Mohammadi, A and Javadrashid, R and Pedram, A and Masudi, S (2009) Comparison of ultrasonography and conventional radiography in the diagnosis of nasal bone fractures. Iranian Journal of Radiology, 6 (1). pp. 7-11.

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Abstract

We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography and conventional radiography compared to clinical examination as the gold-standard technique to determine whether ultrasonography can be the primary diagnostic method for the evaluation of nasal bone fracture. Patients and Methods: The conventional Waters and lateral nasal bone view radiography and high resolution ultrasonography of 171 patients (128 men, 43 women; mean±SD age, 24±8 years) with a clinical or forensic indication for the evaluation of nasal bone fracture were investigated. The negative likelihood ratio (LR-), positive likelihood ratio (LR+), specificity (Sp) and sensitivity (Se) were used for determining the diagnostic accuracy. The negative predictive value (NPV) and the positive predictive value (PPV) were also determined. Results: Of 103 fracture lines in patients with a clinically diagnosed nasal bone fracture, conventional radiography detected 80, while ultrasonography detected 90 fractures. The Se of ultrasonography and conventional radiography was 90.2% and 77.6%, respectively; the Sp was 98.5% and 82%, respectively. Conclusion: High-resolution ultrasonography can be used as an accurate technique for evaluating nasal bone fracture. Conventional radiography can be replaced by high-resolution ultrasonograhy.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: cited By 8
Uncontrolled Keywords: Nasal Bone, Fracture, Ultrasonography, Radiography
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 15 Aug 2017 08:30
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2019 05:38
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/1272

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